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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, The Rostrum | Chapter 10, Shopwindows.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What circus character does Oskar feel drawn to?
(a) The dancing seals.
(b) The lion tamer.
(c) The trapeze artist.
(d) The musical clown.

2. When Oskar asks Greff to teach him the alphabet, what does Greff tell Oskar to play with instead of the books?
(a) The toy dolls he sold.
(b) Potatoes and Cabbages.
(c) The other children in the area.
(d) The cash register.

3. After searching for a tutor to teach him the alphabet, who finally agrees to teach Oskar?
(a) Mr. Meyn.
(b) Mother Turczinski.
(c) Gretchen Scheffler.
(d) Greff.

4. Who gets stuck in the theater seat at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Stephan.
(b) Marga.
(c) Oskar.
(d) Mama.

5. Oskar describes his room in the mental hospital. How does he describe his bed?
(a) As a goal.
(b) Cold and hard.
(c) His demise.
(d) Soft as a cloud.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 1, Oskar, states that he is in a mental hospital and is being watched. How does he feel about the person watching him?

2. What instrument does Mr. Meyn play?

3. One day Oskar is drumming down the street. Who follows him in parade-like form down the street?

4. Why does Oskar say his uncle Gregor drank?

5. Oskar possesses a special gift that he uses when upset over someone taking his drum. What is this gift?

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